mislike verb & noun. [mɪs'lʌɪk] arch.
[Old English mislīcian, from MIS-¹ 1 + LIKE verb¹.]
A. verb.
1. verb trans. Be displeasing to; displease, offend. OE.

2. verb intrans. Be displeased. Also, be troubled or uneasy. ME-M17.

3. verb intrans. Grow sickly or unhealthy; waste away. LME-E17.

4. verb trans. Be displeased at; disapprove of; dislike. E16.
■ Gladstone They mistrust and mislike the centralisation of power.
b. noun.
1. Discomfort, trouble, unhappiness. Only in ME.

2. Distaste for, dislike of. Also, a dislike. M16.

3. Wasting away; sickliness, disease. M16-E17.

4. Disaffection, dissension. L16-M17.

■ misliker noun M16.

■ misliking noun = MISLIKE noun ME.

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